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United States Patent O 3,107,704 SPAGHETTI BLANCHING MACHINE Erich H. L. Johannes, Haddonield, NJ., assigner to Campbell Soup Company, Camden, NJ., a corporation of New Jersey Original application May 16, 1957, Ser. No. 659,638, now Patent No. 2,977,902, dated Apr. 4, 1951. Divided and this application Mar. 8, 1961, Ser. No. 94,22)

' 8 Claims. (Cl. 141-403) This invention relates to spaghetti forming and canning machines and more particularly to a machine adapted to form spaghetti `dough into strands of spaghetti of predetermined length and number, to handle the strand lengths of spaghetti in progress through spaghetti treating sections of the machine, such as blanching and cooling sections, to `deliver the treated spaghetti into cans, preferably containing sauce, and to deliver the iilled `cans away from the machine for subsequent lapplication of lids to the cans.

This application is a divisional application of my copending application Serial Number 659,638, tiled May 16, 1957, now Patent No. 2,977,902.

The machine embodied in the present disclosure includes a number of important, accurately timed cooperating mechanisms or units whereby continuous automatic operation of the machine is effected. These Will now be generally described. Y

The dough is extruded through a die unit to form strands of spaghetti and then -a knife mechanism or unit trims off the uneven ends ofthe Strands and the trimmings drop through chutes to a conveyor for conveying them away. Next the extruded trimmed lengths are cut otf and then drop into a basket carried by an elevator unit and the basket is then transferred by a transfer unit to a blanching unit where it is conveyed step by step along the length of the blanching unit to a second transfer unit which transfers the basket of blanched spaghetti to a cooling unit. The basket is then conveyed step by step along the length of the coo-ling unit to a third transfer unit which transfers the baskets of cooled spaghetti to a turret unit. The turret of the turret unit is rotated in -step by step movement and the baskets are inverted by the turret so that their contents are emptied into waiting cans located below the turret. These cans before being positioned in readiness to receive the spaghetti iirst receive sauce from `a pre-saucer unit and after receiving the spaghetti they are conveyed away from the machine to an adjacent station for subsequent application of lids to the cans.

Each basket is divided into a plurality of compartments crosswise of the machine and the die is arranged to eX- trude the spaghetti in spaced groups, one for each compartment of the basket. The cans at the lturret are positioned in spaced relation, crosswise of the machine, corresponding to the spacing of the basket compartments so that the contents of each compartment is delivered into a registering can.

In the operation of the machine one basket after the other is brought into position by the elevator unit to receive its charge of spaghetti and then they pass through the above cycle of operations one after the other to `finally deliver the spaghetti into the pre-sauced cans which are successively brought into registering position with the successive baskets. The empty baskets are delivered from the turret onto a return conveyor which delivers them to the elevator unit at the spaghetti loading end of the machine. The elevator unit picks up the returning baskets and positions them one after the other into spaghetti receiving position and then the above cycle is repeated in continuous operation.

3,107,704 Patented Oct. 22, 1963 ice Due to the automatic nature of the machine and because of the necessary timing of the uni-ts various switches and controls are employed, as will be apparent hereinafter.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of a spaghetti .machine of the above character in which spaghetti is formed in groups of strands, cut off into' strands of predetermined length, conveyed along for blanching and cooling treatment, `and deposited in cans after treatment, all in continuous operation.

A further object of the invention is the provision o-f a spaghetti machine of the `character described employing knife mechanisms for evenly trimming strands of spaghetti being continuously extruded through dies and for cutting the trimmed strands into predetermined lengths for delivery into cans.

A further object of the invention yis the provision of elevator mechanisms for elevating baskets, one after the other, into position for receiving a predetermined quantity of spaghetti and transfer mechanisms for transferring the baskets one after the -other to a spaghetti treating unit.V

A further object of the invention is the provision of mechanisms fo-r imparting step by step movement to the baskets containing spaghetti along the length of a spaghetti treating unit for effective treatment of the spaghetti.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a spaghetti machine of the character described employing baskets containing measured quantities of spaghetti, a spaghetti blanching unit, a spaghetti cooling unit, Vmeans for advancing the baskets through the blanching unit in step by step movement, means for transferring the baskets from the blanching unit to the cooling unit and means for 'advancing the baskets through the cooling unit in a step by step movement.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a spaghetti machine of the character described employing a turret for receiving baskets containing measured quantities of spaghetti which is adapted to invert the baskets to empty their contents into registering cans.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a spaghetti machine of the lcharacter described employing a plurality of basket transfer units and a common drive mechanism for the transfer unit.

A further object of the invention resides in the employment of hydromotor driven ratchet mechanisms for `actuating the basket elevator in step by step movement.

Other objects of the invention have to do with the employment of hydromotor operation of the trim knife, the cult off knife, the elevator and the linear transfer for moving baskets away from the elevator.

A further object of the inventori is to provide suitable controls for the various units of a machine of the character described.

A further object of the invention is to provide effective Walking beam mechanism for advancing the baskets `step by step along the spaghetti treating units of the machine.

A further `object of the invention is the provision in a machine of the character described of a basket return conveyor employing means for self-righting the baskets for proper return travel to the basket elevator.

Further objects 'will be apparent from the specification and drawings wherein:

FIGS. la and lb taken together, illustrate a longitudinal vertical section of the machine, the section being taken substantially as indicated by the line 1 1 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIGURE la and of a portion of FIGURE 1b, pant of the view being broken away to condense the figure, and the view being taken as indicated by the line 2 2- of FIG. la;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the plan view of FIG. 2; 

1. IN A SPAGHETTI MACHINE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A PLURALITY OF RECEPTACLES, EACH HAVING A PAIR OF ALIGNED STUDS PROJECTING RESPECTIVELY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF AND AT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RECEPTACLE, A ROTARY TURRET COMPRISING END PLATES HAVING A PLURALITY OF RADIAL SLOTS IN THE INNER FACE THEREOF, THE SIDES OF THE SLOTS BEING DEFINED BY INWARDLY PROJECTING FLANGES AND THE SLOTS OF ONE PLATE BEING ALIGNED AXIALLY OF THE TURRET WITH THE SLOTS OF THE OTHER PLATE, SOCKETS IN THE OUTER ENDS OF THE SLOTS FOR RECEIVING THE UPPER STUDS OF THE RECEPTACLES, MEANS FOR ADMITTING THE LOWER STUDS OF THE RECEPTACLES TO THE INNER ENDS OF THE SLOTS SO THAT THE RECEPTACLES MAY BE CONFINED AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF THE 